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KEY TO THE EXERCISES AND EXIT TEST
Page 8 exercise 1 a. b. c. d. satirical short stories the upper classes Hector Hugh Munro His mother died when he was young, and he had to live with his two aunts, neither of whom liked Hector very much. e. He survived with the help of his fantastic imagination. f. His very first job was with the Colonial Burmese Military Police. That job, however, did not last long, and when he returned to England he wrote political satires. g. The name of a servant mentioned in The Rubiyt by Omar Khayym. h. A contemporary English writer suggests that Saki took his name from a South American monkey, a saki, an animal that is generally silent except when provoked. i. He died while fighting in the First World War.

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Page 17 exercise 3 b. Veras three uncles left through the open window on the day they disappeared, and her aunt always keeps it open with the hope that they will return. Veras uncle was carrying a white raincoat over his arm on the day he disappeared. Veras uncles probably fell into a bog and drowned. Veras uncles had gone out hunting on the day they disappeared.

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Page 25 exercise 3 a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. j. 3 niece 7 feeling 2 advice 8 yawned 4 upstairs 6 hunting, bog, came back 10 picked up 5 wondered, French window 1 country, peaceful 9 shivered

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Page 18 exercise 4 a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. j. k. shouldnt work so hard. shouldnt eat ought to study more. ought to go out. ought to call should never tell should be ought not to watch ought to hurry ought not to get married shouldnt have

Page 26 exercise 4 sample answer: I will never forget the day I went into the countryside to relax. I knocked at the door of Mrs Sappletons house and her niece Vera answered the door. I later discovered that Vera played a terrible practical joke on me that day. She told me that the French window was open because her aunt hoped that her dead brothers would come back through it. I was very tired and nervous and I believed her, and when her uncles returned I thought they were ghosts. I ran away of course. I went home and told my sister about my experience. She told me that Vera had invented the whole story. At first I was angry, but then I began to laugh and laugh and then, after laughing for some time, I began to feel relaxed and calm. In the end, Veras practical joke cured me. Page 27 exercise 5 a. ran away b. ran after c. have run out of d. ran over e. ran away f. ran into g. runs after h. ran over

The Open Window

Page 10 exercises 1-3 Open answers. Page 11 exercise 4 1. B 2. A 3. C 4. B 5. C Page 17 exercise 1 a. F His sister had met her four years earlier and gave him a letter of introduction. b. F Framton just wants to be alone and relax. c. F She was in that part of the country four years earlier. d. T e. T f. T Page 17 exercise 2 Framton: timid, insecure, nervous Vera: mature, intelligent, audacious

Page 19 exercise 1 1. into 2. When 3. will 4. like 5. there 6. would 7. While 8. was 9. for 10. What 11. about 12. however Page 20 exercise 2 Open answers. Page 25 exercise 1 They are all really false. Page 25 exercise 2 a. He thinks that she is really a bit crazy with sadness as Vera told him. She thinks that he is rather boring.

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Page 28 exercise 6 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. f birds a bees g fish e wolves or dogs b people c cattle or elephants d lions

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9 fell, muck 10 sinking, muck, die 11 ladder 8 pigsty 2 coop, belonged 3 upset

Page 51 exercise 2 Open answers. Page 52 exercise 3 a. excited b. boring c. interesting d. depressed e. fascinated f. bored g. shocking h. surprised i. exciting j. worried Page 52 exercise 1 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. fat little birthday eleven go to bed without tea marry a rich lord with Victors love

the road. The car ran over the doll and crushed it! I was so happy. My plan had worked. So, even if I went to bed without my dinner that day, I was very happy. Yes, I can be terribly naughty! Page 60 exercise 3 1. imagination 2. existence 3. calmly 4. driver 5. forgetful 6. wonderful 7. believable 8. quickly 9. angrily 10. careless Page 64 exercise 1 a. F He refused several commissions because he did not think men should follow him into battle if he did not have war experience. b. T c. F It had a small standing army since it was the only major European power that did not have universal conscription. d. F Upper-class men took part in the war along with working-class men. e. T f. F The First World War was one of the bloodiest wars in history. g. F The war poets wrote about the horrors and brutality of the war. h. F He wrote that neither side won the Battle of the Somme because only the war could win.

Page 43 exercise 2 Open answers. Page 44 exercise 3 1. 3. 5. 7. 9. impossible 2. Unfortunately uninhabited 4. unaffected inexistent 6. incorrect disappeared 8. insincere inconceivable

The Penance
Page 30 exercise 1 1. C 2. B 3. C 4. C 5. B Page 35 exercise 1 1. d 2. f 3. e 4. b 5. c 6. a Page 35 exercise 2 Open answers. Page 36 exercise 3 a. b. c. d. e. dont have to mustnt mustnt mustnt dont have to

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Page 46 exercise 1 Open answer. Page 46 exercise 1 1. C 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. A Page 51 exercise 1 a. Because toyshops contained the kind of exciting toys that children really liked, but the Olympic Toy Emporium had toys that were fantastic, not the kind children really liked playing with. b. Because she had fashionable, expensive clothes and a terrible expression on her face. c. Because she was obviously rich and they were poor. d. Because she poisoned him slowly so that nobody would discover. e. Because it sounded like the name of an adventuress in a film. f. He was a good-natured man.

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Page 36 exercise 4 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. blood and feathers looking for rats. daughter flowers pigsties throw her down to the pigs.

F She was sad because she wanted to look at Morlvera a little longer. b. T c. F She said nothing because this time Victor had not been acting so badly. d. F He had a peaceful look on his face because he planned to throw the doll out of the car. e. T f. T g. T Page 58 exercise 1 sample answer: I will never forget the day I tricked my mother. We went to the Olympic Toy Emporium because I had to get a birthday present for my horrible cousin Bertha, who is a fat little fool. My mother suggested a doll for Bertha. I asked my mother if we could take the doll directly to Bertha. She said yes, and when the car started moving, I threw the doll over my shoulder into

Page 42 exercise 1 a. b. c. d. e. f. 7 go-cart, pigsties 6 chocolates, presents 12 ladder, penance 4 rifle 1 coop 5 staring

Sredni Vashtar
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The world of Conradins imagination; and the world of his cousin that contained everything that was necessary, unpleasant and real. b. She looked after him but did not like him, and took pleasure in stopping him from doing anything that he enjoyed. c. the woman d. His war was to survive against Mrs De Ropps belief that he was going to die within five years. He fought Page 74 exercise 4 this war with his imagination. e. It was part cathedral, i.e., a place 1. T R of worship, and part playroom. f. It was slow and boring. 2. W E A P O N g. His religion had a polecat-ferret 3. F A R as its god to which he brought 4. S H things like stolen nutmeg. h. He celebrated with his god. 5. N U T M i. The object of all his affection. & j. She said that it was not good for 6. B O him to spend so much time in the 7. H U T shed. Page 72 exercise 2 Open answers. Page 73 exercise 3 a. Conradin went to live with Mrs De Ropp because his parents were dead. b. Conradin did not play in the garden because he knew that Mrs De Ropp would tell him to come inside. c. Conradin could not play in the garden so he spent his time in the shed with his animals. d. Conradin had nobody to give his love and affection to so he gave them to his hen.
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Coradin didnt like going to church because he thought the services were boring. f. Mrs De Ropp had a toothache so Conradin performed a special ritual to celebrate the event. g. Mrs De Ropp told the gardener to take away Conradins hen because she noticed that he spent a lot of time in the shed. h. Conradin began to hate Mrs De Ropp even more because she had taken away his hen.

tea 7. afternoon 8. favourite food 9. Sometimes. Page 82 exercise 1 1. A 2. B 3. D 4. B 5. A 6. D Page 83 exercise 2 a. b. both cathedral and playroom his god and hope to win the war against Mrs De Ropp c. the object of all his affection d. pleasure, the pleasure that Mrs De Ropp always kept from him e. victory in his war to survive Page 83 exercise 3

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F He had taught animals how to speak English. f. T g. F He was her cat. h. T i. T j. F He was very excited. Page 91 exercise 2 sample answer: I too think that it would be great if cats could speak. After all, cats probably see the world completely differently from how we see it. We could learn many different things about animals in general. We would learn why they do things, what things they really like and how they experience the world around them. Also, if they could speak they would be even better company for people who are alone. A big disadvantage, though, would be that if cats could speak they would probably judge us. And one of the nicest things about pets, cats included, is that they do not judge us as human beings do. In the end, though, I think that the advantages are greater than the disadvantages. This is why I am so happy that Cornelius Appin has taught cats how to speak. Page 92 exercise 3 a. We asked our teacher what they had done the day before. b. We asked our father if he would help us with our homework. c. I asked Cornelius if he could really teach cats to speak English. d. She asked her brother how many times she had told him not to use her computer.

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Page 75 exercise 5 1. more 2. that 3. which 4. by 5. them 6. Like 7. when 8. to 9. why 10. even Page 76 exercise 1 Open answers. Page 76 exercise 2 1. breakfast 2. your hen 3. something 4. explain 5. nothing 6. because at

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The Interlopers
Page 108 exercise 1 1. B 2. C 3. A 4. C 5. A Page 114 exercise 1 1. because 2. so 3. but 4. and 5. when 6. but 7. because Page 115 exercise 2 a. each other b. (none) c. themselves d. ourselves e. themselves f. each other g. himself h. each other Page 115 exercise 3 Open answers. Page 116 exercise 4
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Page 122 exercise 1 a. Why couldnt Georg see? Dried blood covered his eyes. b. Who decided to end the fight? Ulrich did. c. Why did he decide to end the fight? Because he saw Georg suffering. d. What did Ulrich offer Georg? Some wine. e. Why did Georg decide that he wanted to be Ulrichs friend? Because Ulrich had offered him some wine. f. Why would everyone be shocked if Georg and Ulrich rode into town together? Because nobody could remember a time when the Znaeyms and von Gradwitzes were friends. g. Who did Ulrich think he saw running down the hill? His guards. h. What did Ulrich really see running down the hill? Wolves. Page 122 exercise 2 a. 4 b. 2 c. 6 d. 1 e. 5 f. 3 Page 123 exercises 3-5 Open answers. Page 124 exercise 6 a. b. If I didnt have a bad cold I could go to his party. If we were friends then you could hunt on my land.

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Page 92 exercise 4 a. Did you go to the circus yesterday? I asked her. b. Why dont you ever wear a suit and tie to work? they asked me. c. Do you like your school? Sylvia asked Harry. d. What are you doing in my bedroom? Robert asked Emily. e. Will you ever love me? Ahmed asked Sandra. Page 93 exercises 1-2 Open answers. Page 93 exercise 3 1. everybody 2. happy 3. first 4. asking 5. None 6. word 7. some 8. little 9. room 10. milk Page 102 exercise 1 A. 5 B. 6 C. 3 D. 8 E. EXTRA HEADING F. 7 G. 1 H. 2 I. 4 Page 102 exercise 2 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. have been working no better animals than would come when he was it difficult to learn apologised for spilling might have taught was killed by his enemy did not have any more

If the wind werent blowing somebody could hear us. d. But if Georg were not a civilised man he would shoot Ulrich immediately. e. If I didnt have to work I would go to the football match.

EXIT TEST

The Open Window

Page 125 exercise 1 1. A 2. A The Penance 1. D 2. C Morlvera 1. D 2. B Sredni Vashtar 1. B 2. B Tobermory 1. A 2. D The Interlopers 1. A 2. A Page 128 exercise 2 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. O DR Vi T Ve G Ve E b f h e g c d a

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1. He had been feeling very tired and nervous, and so he needed to relax. 2. Mrs Sappletons niece. 3. Because he wanted to stop her from talking about her dead husband and brothers. 4. He jumped up and ran away. 5. He was a farmer. 6. Because he thought it was killing his chickens. 7. Something killed some more of his chickens after he had killed the childrens cat. 8. Because, otherwise, the children would not have helped him to save his daughter. 9. She looked like a model in a fashion magazine. 10. She sent him away to live with some poor people. 11. A birthday present for his cousin. 13. His cousin, Mrs De Ropp. 14. He used his imagination. 15. Because she felt guilty about taking away his hen. 16. He began to ask it for a favour. 17. Judging from his name and from what people said, she thought he must be a clever man. 18. He was Lady Blemleys cat. 19. Because they were all afraid that Tobermory would begin to talk about their private love affairs. 20. Because elephants cant sit outside your window or under your bed and listen to your conversations. 21. He planned to kill him. 22. That his own guards would come first. 23. Some wine. 24. Because he saw his old enemy suffering so much.
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1. Why did Framton decide to go to the country? 2. Who was Vera? 3. Why did Framton start telling Mrs Sappleton about his health problems? 4. How did Framton react when Veras uncle began to sing Bertie, why do you bound?? 5. What was Octavians job? 6. Why did Octavian kill the childrens cat? 7. Why did Octavian begin to think that the cat was innocent? 8. Why did Octavian accept to do the penance? 9. What did Morlvera look like? 10. According to Emmeline, what happened to Morlveras little boy? 11. What did Victor have to buy at the emporium? 12. In the end, what did Victor do with Morlvera? 13. Who did Conradin live with? 14. How did Conradin defend himself against his cousin? 15. Why did Mrs De Ropp prepare Conradin some toast and butter? 16. How did Conradins way of worshipping his god change after the Woman took away his hen? 17. Why did Lady Blemley invite Cornelius Appin to her house-party? 18. Who was Tobermory? 19. Why was there a general panic after Major Barfield asked Tobermory about his girlfriend? 20. Why, according to Mrs Cornett, was it better to teach elephants how to speak than to teach cats? 21. What did Ulrich plan to do to Georg if he met him? 22. What did each man hope for once they were both trapped? 23. What did Ulrich offer Georg? 24. Why did Ulrichs hate for Georg begin to end?

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